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Philippine Hostage-Taker Releases 7 of 25 Captives
Voice of America
Photo: AP Hostage negotiators, left and right, talk to foreign tourists taken hostage by Police Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza after securing their release at Manila's Rizal Park Monday Aug. 23, 2010. An ex-policeman who hijacked a tour bus in the ...
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Abbas to PLO: Give talks a month
Jerusalem Post
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH AND JPOST.COM STAFF Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas asked the PLO Executive Committee to allow a one month trial period for direct peace negotiations with Israel before deciding what further action to take, ...
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Trapped miners on huge mental rollercoaster: Beaconsfield survivor
Sydney Morning Herald
More than 30 Chilean miners trapped in a collapsed mine are confirmed alive after a probe sent deep into the mine came back with a handwritten note. Beaconsfield mine survivor Brant Webb says the 33 miners trapped in the depths of a Chilean mine since ...
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Lakhs evacuated from flood hit areas
Hindustan Times
PTI About 2.54 lakh residents have been safely evacuated in northeast China's Liaoning Province bordering North Korea as the water level of a major river rose following torrential rains, the state media reported on Monday. The hundreds of thousands of ...
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ISI warns Taliban not to open talks without permission: Report
Daily News & Analysis
Place: Washington, DC | Agency: PTI Pakistan's military spy agency ISI has warned the Taliban not to open negotiations with the Hamid Karzai regime or the US without its permission. Quoting top Pakistani security officials, New York Times said that the ...
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Wyclef Jean to appeal decision on candidacy
Hindustan Times
Singer Wyclef Jean on Monday plans to appeal a decision by the Haitian Electoral Commission last week that he is not eligible to run for president of the Caribbean nation. The singer announced on his Twitter page that his lawyers would file an appeal ...
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Three killed in Pakistan blast
The Hindu
PTI At least three people, including a school teacher, were killed and several others injured on Monday when a powerful bomb went off during a meeting of tribal elders in the restive northwestern Kurram region in Pakistan. The explosion occurred while ...
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Taliban video game sparks outrage
Times of India
LONDON: A video game in which the players pretend to be heavily armed Taliban guerrillas has sparked anger, with British Defence Secretary Liam Fox calling for a ban and a security expert stating that "the Afghanistan campaign isn't a game - it's ...
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NATO: Bombs kill 2 foreign troops in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan — Roadside bombs killed two members of the international security force in Afghanistan on Monday, including one American, NATO reported. The attacks came in the north and south of the country, NATO said. No other information was ...
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Rima Fakih wants Miss Universe title for USA
Detroit Free Press
BY NIRAJ WARIKOO Designed to represent the US presidential seal, the flamboyant outfit for Miss USA features the wings of a bald eagle, with gold rays emanating from it and sparkly stars across the top of the bustier. It has a banner that reads: "E ...
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Iran starts producing missile-launching assault boats
AFP
TEHRAN — Iran said on Monday it has started mass production of two high-speed missile-launching assault boats for deployment along its coastline and around the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route. The inauguration of the production lines for the Seraj ...
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Gr8: Briton smashes world texting record
NDTV.com
London: A British woman has smashed the world record for typing the fastest text message. Melissa Thompson, 27, wrote a passage in just under 26 seconds, shaving off nearly 10 seconds from previous record holder. She texted: "The razor-toothed piranhas ...
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US man charged with murder in Hong Kong
Sydney Morning Herald
Hong Kong police have charged an American teacher with murder after a 24-year-old man was stabbed to death in a bar brawl, according to court documents. Gannon Jow, 28, appeared in court on Monday, accused of killing Cheung Kin-lung during the fight on ...
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